Anti-allergic agent containing both ground lotus and/or extract and lactic acid bacterium

Abstract

The present invention relates to an anti-allergic agent, an anti-allergic food additive and an anti-allergic food each containing both ground lotus and/or extract and a lactic acid bacterium. The anti-allergic agent, anti-allergic food additive and anti-allergic food each contain both ground lotus and/or extract and a lactic acid bacterium as the active ingredients thereby enabling amelioration and treatment of allergic diseases including pollinosis, bronchial asthma and atopic dermatitis.

1. An agent used for treatment of allergy comprising (1) a mixture of a lotus extract powder prepared by adding water to slices of lotus root, boiling the slices of lotus root and water to produce a boiled product of the slices of lotus root and water, filtrating the boiled product to produce a filtrate, and freeze-dried the filtrate; sporing lactic acid bacteria powder for food; and maltose starch syrup; or (2) a mixture of ground lotus; sporing lactic acid bacteria powder for food; and maltose starch syrup. 
     
     
       2. The agent according to  claim 1  which is used as a pollinosis-relieving agent, an agent for lowering IgE levels in serum, an agent for inhibiting the production of IL-4 or an agent for inhibiting the production of TNF. 
     
     
       3. A food used for treatment of allergy comprising (1) a mixture of a lotus extract powder prepared by adding water to slices of lotus root, boiling the slices of lotus root and water to produce a boiled product of the slices of lotus root and water, filtrating the boiled product to produce a filtrate, and freeze-dried the filtrate; sporing lactic acid bacteria powder for food; and maltose starch syrup; or (2) a mixture of ground lotus; sporing lactic acid bacteria powder for food; and maltose starch syrup. 
     
     
       4. The food according to  claim 3  which is used as a pollinosis-relieving agent, an agent for lowering IgE levels in serum, an agent for inhibiting the production of IL-4 or an agent for inhibiting the production of TNF. 
     
     
       5. A food additive used for treatment of allergy comprising (1) a mixture of a lotus extract powder prepared by adding water to slices of lotus root, boiling the slices of lotus root and water to produce a boiled product of the slices of lotus root and water, filtrating the boiled product to produce a filtrate, and freeze-dried the filtrate; sporing lactic acid bacteria powder for food; and maltose starch syrup; or (2) a mixture of ground lotus; sporing lactic acid bacteria powder for food; and maltose starch syrup. 
     
     
       6. The food additive according to  claim 5  which is used as a pollinosis-relieving agent, an agent for lowering IgE levels in serum, an agent for inhibiting the production of IL-4 or an agent for inhibiting the production of TNF.